Job Title : Scientific Computing Manager
Duration : 6+ months contract to PERM
Location : Rockville, MD ( onsite from 1 day a week to 1 week a month)
Location :
- This position is primarily remote; however, you must reside within commuting distance to the client site in Rockville, MD and be able to be onsite from 1 day a week to 1 week a month to meet contractual obligations and project needs. Possible travel to the Montana location.
As a Scientific Computing Manager you will help ensure today is safe and tomorrow is smarter. Our work depends on Scientific Computing Manager joining our team to oversee development and delivery of comprehensive infrastructure and application / end user support services to the NIAID research community. This includes architecture, implementation, and ongoing operations of multiple HPC clusters, scientific storage, scientific instrumentations, and application support services for a catalog of over 600 open source, COTS, and custom applications. Your team will provide high-touch, consultative end user support to a research community of approximately 4500. You must be able to simultaneously manage various duties such as project management, operations and maintenance, and team management to ensure customer satisfaction while enhancing the caliber of services delivered.
How a Scientific Computing Manager Will Make an Impact :
Provides day to day team management and oversight of operations, project execution and service delivery for scientific computing infrastructure, application workloads, and scientific instrumentation teamsEnsures scientific computing service delivery is aligned with program and customer goals; develops strategic roadmaps and tracks KPIsManages 3 to 4 direct reports and a total team of up to 15 people, including hiring, performance management, training, and mentoring. This includes delegating tasks, providing direction, and inspiring collaboration and teamworkResponsible for multiple High-Performance Computing (HPC) clusters including all compute, storage and supporting applicationsSupports requirements gathering from internal and external stakeholdersManage daily operations, tickets, outages, and continuous improvement in operational efficiencyWork closely with Program Leadership, Federal Leadership, Researchers Enterprise Architecture and PMO to align and coordinate efforts and provide transparencyWhat Youll Need to Succeed :
Education :
Masters and 5+ years or equivalent combination of education and experienceRequired Experience :
Experience with HPC clustersExperience with comprehensive scientific computing infrastructure, scientific data storage, and / or scientific instrumentation supportExperience supporting scientific applications and workflows including HPC job optimization, dedicated platform support, specialized computational systems, and computational pipelinesExperience leading cross-functional teams including scientists and engineersExperience with managing multiple complex activities simultaneouslyExperience presenting complex concepts to various stakeholdersPreferred Skills :
Education or experience in life or physical sciences, PhD preferredExperience working directly with researchers for support and troubleshootingExperience with HPC systems and tooling like SLURM, GPFS, GlobusExperience with scientific research tooling like CryoSPARC, JupyterHubExperience deploying and managing cloud based scientific computing resourcesExperience running AI / ML and scientific research workloadsExcellent written and verbal communication skills